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"NTTED" STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES BARRETT, oE BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

WATER-CLOSET FITTING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters: Patent No. 542,818, dated July 16, 1895.

Application filedAngust 24, 1894. Serial No. 5Z1,163. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, it may concern;

Beit known that I, JAMES BARRETT, of Bos- `against accidental movement when in place,

and to generally combine the elements to prod uce a superior structure in point of compact ness, strength, and durability.

To the above ends the invention consists in a number of novel constructions and combinations of parts, which are recited in the appended claims. y

The accompanying drawings illustrate an embodiment of the invention and form apart of this specification.

Figure 1 shows a partial side elevation and partial section of the complete fitting. Fig. 2 shows a top plan view of thesame with the seat removed. Fig. 3 shows a vertical section on line 3 3 of Fig. l. Fig. 4 shows a horizontal section on line 4 4 of Fig. l. Figs. 5- and 6 show perspective views of members of a joint between the' bowl and the water-supply pipe. Fig. 7 shows a modification in the seat-supporting means. Y

In the drawings, the letter a designates the bowl, and b the usual trap, formed by a pipe having a double bend or ogee curve. It frequently happens that adjustment of the trap rotatively with respect to the bowl is demanded by the condition of surroundings, and one improvement of mine facilitates such an adjustment. The bowl a. has an annular base fiange a', which rests on a corresponding Thelatter tiange is formed with a number of arc-shaped slots b2, (see Fig. 4,) and bolts b3 are introduced through these slots from the under side and through holes in the flange a', above which they receive nuts b4. When these nuts are loosened, it will be obvious that a rotative adjustment of the trap is permitted, limited by the extent of the slots b2. By sim ply tightening up these nuts the bowl and trap are securely clamped together.

I providefor gaining access to the trap, and.

particularly thelower bend of the same, by formingat the uppervend an upwardly-projecting nipple c, which is formed with an annular offset c at the top for receiving an internally screw-threaded ring c2, ofv brass or other suitable material, said ring being calked, as shown, to make it secure. The nipple is closed by a cap c3, which screws into said ring and `has provisions for unscrewing it readily when itis desired to open the trap. A flanged cover d fits over the nipple c and is formed at two opposite sides with ears d; and studs d2, here shown as tubular, are supported by said ears, the said studs being externally screwlthreaded for a distance at the lower ends, which are entered through the ears and locked by nuts d3, turned on said threaded ends above and below the ears. The studs d2 project upwardly behind the bowl a sufficient distance to support the seat, which is made up of a crossbar c, a seat proper e', hinged to said bar, and a cover e2, also hinged to the bar. Said bar c is bored in its underside to receive a pair of metallic tubular tianged sockets e4, and the latter fit over the two studs d2, so that the cross-bar is supported and held in place by them, while at the same time the seat can be readily removed by simply lifting it 0E the studs. the top a bossfisrformed around a water-inlet opening, and at the rear end of this boss there is a U-shaped flangef with au internal groove fz opening Vout of its top.

A pipe-nipple f3 havinga U-shaped flange f4 is fitted to the boss]n by sliding its fiange down thegroovefz. The water-supply pipe g is coupled to the nipple f3 by an internally screw-threaded sleeve g turning on an externally-threaded portion of the nipple and suitably fastened to the supply-pipe. It will be seen that the manner of connecting the water-supply pipe to the bowl is a very simple and effective one. I make use of one of the studs d2 as a support for a lever k, which constitutes a member of valve-controlling connections between the seat and the water supply, said tubehavinga hanger'h supporting the pivot .h2 of said lever.

In Fig. 7, which villustratie-S a modification in the seat-supporting means, the bowl is On the rear side of the bowl near IOO shown as formed with an extended ange z', in which seat-supporting studs z" are fastened, and this flange takes the place of the boss j', being formed at its center with a socket or depression @"2 to receive the pipe-nipple to which the water-supply pipe is coupled.

What I claim as my invention is as follows:

l. In a water-closet fitting, the combination of the bowl, the ogee trap, studs rising from the upper bend of said trap at opposite sides of the same and supported thereby, a seatpiece having sockets which lit over said studs, and seats attached to said seat-piece and extending over the bowl.

2. In a water-closet fitting, the combination of a trap having a clean-out opening at the upper side of its top-bend,a cover for said opening having ears at opposite sides, vertical studs supported by said ears, and a seatpiece having sockets fitting over said studs. 3. In a water-closet fitting, the combination of a trap having a clean-out opening at the upper side of its top-bend, a cover for said opening having ears at opposite sides, vertical studs supported by said ears, a seat-piece having sockets fitting over said studs, and valve connections including,r a lever pivoted to one of the said studs. In testimony whereof Iy havel signed my name to this specification, in the presence ot' two subscribing witnesses, this 14th day of August, A. D. 1894:.

JAMES BARRETT. Witnesses:

HORACE BROWN, WILLIAM QUINBY. 

